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Reptiles - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Use a colouring in worksheet to promote their curiosity on different types of reptiles.
    - - Create a turtle with the use of a paper plate and pieces of paper.
      - Arts and crafts will also be on benefit the fine-motor skills as students will practice cutting with scissors and sticking with glue.
- - - - Class Reptilia
      - Air-breathing vertebrates
    - - This will help promote discussions of timelines and life on Earth. Questions such as: how long have reptiles been on Earth for? How long after did humans appear on Earth?
  - - - Turtles
      - Crocodilians
      - Squamates
      - Rhynchocephalians
    - - The class can discuss the unique characteristics of different reptiles and what makes them different from others.
    - - Students can discuss the growth of reptiles, such as the time period it takes for them to fully mature as opposed to the time frame of humans.
  - - - Vertebrates
        
        They have backbones
      - Scaly or Horny skin
        
        Students can bring snake skin to school if they have it at home for show and tell.
      - Cold-blooded
        
        Ectothermic means that they cannot control their own body temperature.
    - - Marine
      - Terrestrial
      - Freshwater
    - - Crocodile
      - Snake
      - Sea Turtle
- - - - Minimize water loss
      - Camouflage
        
        This helps reptiles reduce the risk of being attacked and increase the chances of survival.
      - Protection
  - - - Terrestrial
        
        Snakes
        
        Tortoises
        
        Lizards
      - Marine
        
        Marine Iguanas
        
        Sea Snakes
        
        Sea Turtles
        
        Saltwater Crocodiles
        
        Students could attend a school outing to a park such as uShaka Marine World where they could go on a tour and learn all sorts of new and wonderful facts on marine life.
      - Freshwater
        
        Crocodile
        
        Water Dragon
  - - - Lays eggs
        
        Amniotic eggs
        
        Hard-shelled eggs
        
        If a student has any reptile eggs that they have collected, for example turtle eggs. The teacher can encourage the student to bring them to school for show and tell.
      - Internal fertilisation